The Catholic Wisdom — What 'God Is Love' Actually Means for Your Relationships
The Catholic Wisdom — What “God Is Love” Actually Means for Your Relationships What Is Deus Caritas Est? Pope Benedict XVI released his first encyclical on Christmas Day 2005, and the opening line — “God is love” — is three words most of us have heard so many times they’ve stopped landing. Deus Caritas Est spends 42 paragraphs making sure they land again. Benedict explores two kinds of love: eros (the desire that draws us toward another) and agape (the self-giving love that pours itself out). His argument is that Christian love is not one or the other. It’s both, purified and held together. ...